The Peace That Stayed After the Cross
The Gift of Peace from Jesus. Through the cross, He tore down every barrier. Through His resurrection, He secured our promise.
What is the gift of peace Jesus Christ gave us through His death and resurrection?
Isaiah 53:5 says, “The chastisement for our peace was upon Him.”
Chastisement means punishment. Peace has a price. And Jesus paid it. For us to receive true peace, Jesus had to bear the punishment that was ours. He took on the weight of our sin, shame, and separation, so that we could receive His peace.
This is a peace that flows from the finished work of Christ.
Before He went to the cross, Jesus told His disciples:
“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.”
— John 14:27
He spoke this knowing what lay ahead. The betrayal. The agony. The crucifixion. But He also spoke it knowing what His death and resurrection would accomplish for us. He was leaving us with something many of us still struggle to fully grasp, which is the unshakable, blood-bought peace of God.
In John 20:19, Jesus appeared to His disciples and simply said, “Peace be with you.”
And again in verse 21: “Peace to you! As the Father has sent Me, I also send you.”
And in Luke 24:36, once again, His first words to the gathered disciples were:
“Peace to you.”
In His repetition, Jesus was emphasizing the gift He had paid for. A gift they now had freely. A gift we now have.
Paul later expands on this truth in Ephesians 2:14, declaring,
“For He Himself is our peace.”
Today, our true peace is found in Jesus. When we receive Jesus, we receive peace. We receive Jehovah Shalom, The God is who our Peace. The Permanent Presence of God in us.
The peace Jesus bought for with His blood, gives us full reconciliation with God, with ourselves, and with others.
Through the cross, He tore down every barrier and through His resurrection, He secured our promise.
Romans 5:1 states, “Therefore, since we have been justified by by faith, we have peace with God through Jesus Christ, our Lord.”
This is the peace we’re invited to live in.
This is the peace we’re called to walk in.
It was finished on the cross. It is finished today. And now, it is ours.
Walk in Peace today.
With Love,
Ejiro